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By The FruitGuys on November 23, 2009
"Low ri-der, drives a little slower." [Queue horn section]. The Laroda plum was developed in Winters, CA in the 1950s, and is cherished for its rich wine taste and beautiful color. It has been …
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By FruitGuys Staff on November 23, 2009
The Elephant Heart Plum is yet another Luther Burbank invention. Burbank had a Midas touch in plant breeding. He began with a dozen plum seeds from Japan - a distant exotic land in 1880. And now …
Pocahontas says “It was Commodore Perry who brought seeds of the Japanese persimmon varieties to the U.S.” She also cautions us that Hachiya persimmons are not meant to be eaten firm. This delicious …
Fabulous Fuyus are the non-astringent persimmons that can be eaten like apples, peel and all. They are high in vitamins C and A and are a great source of dietary fiber and manganese. Fuyu (short for …
Learn all about Abate Fetel pears, including how they taste, their nutritional benefits, and storage tips to keep them fresh and delicious.
Our passion fruit comes from John Koman at White Dove Farms in Santa Paula, CA. John is passionate about his fruit and personally hand-snips it for us from vines he cultivated in his old lemon …
By FruitGuys Staff on November 22, 2009
These mini kiwis are fuzzless - little nudies - the berry can be eaten whole. Ripe when dark green and just slightly wrinkled. These fun fruits are power pellets of vitamins and antioxidants too! …
What do you get when you cross a Duncan Grapefruit and Dancy Tangerine? The Minneola Tangelo. This dark orange piece of California-grown fruit is easily recognized by the nib protruding from its end. …
Fats Domino found his thrill on Blueberry Hill, and The FruitGuys is thrilled to offer these. Blueberries are power-packed with nutrients. Add some sweet notes to your yogurt or granola by tossing in …
Apriums are 2/3 apricot and 1/3 plum. You should eat them when soft to the touch but don't let them get too soft or mushy as they will quickly move past their prime. As our resident poet, Jeff says: …
By FruitGuys Staff on November 21, 2009
The Winesap is a light red apple with a slight cinnamon taste on the sides of the tongue, like spicy apple cider. …
In the 1929 talkie, The Virginian, Gary Cooper commands “When ya call me that, smile!” Our little Virginian, the Stayman apple will make you smile with its crisp snap and robust taste. …
Smokehouse apples got their name because these flavorful beauties grew near Willam Gibbons smokehouse in Lancaster, PA. The taste is reminiscent of cider. And the name alone seems to evoke autumn …
By The FruitGuys on November 21, 2009
This large, crisp apple can honestly say it's a native Californian—and a delicious one at that.
Pippin is just about the cutest name you can give a sweet little apple. Or it conjures a 1970's flashback of actors in harlequin tights dancing Fosse-Fosse-Fosse, belting out Broadway tunes. "Leave …
Sometimes called the New Zealand Rose Apple, it is similar to the Fuji but hails from a Gala-Splendor blend. Limited acreage makes these apples a special treat. Red and crisp, the flesh browns a …
Pippin is about as cute a name for a sweet little apple as you can get. Or it conjures a 70”²s flashback of actors in harlequin tights dancing Fosse, Fosse, Fosse, belting out Broadway gold. “Leave …
Born at the Geneva New York Ag Station, this apple has gone on to greatness. Just like its namesake John Macoun, a botanist who was the Lewis & Clark of Canada mapping the westward expansion into …
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of crunchiness. The Liberty apple is a cross between a Macoun and a Purdue apple. It has a natural waxy surface bloom to protect its skin. …
Medium-sized, sweet, and a bit acidic, this New Yorker apple from Woodstock is also called the Esopus Spitzburg. …
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